Artifact abbreviations used in maps

Survey data and lab results from survey collections are presented in this chapter using a series of maps that strive to maintain spatial associations while representing the archaeological significance of particular artifacts and features. In order to convey lab results in their spatial context the following abbreviations were used.

Code

Material Description

Ob1

Homogeneous obsidian with conchoidal fracture

Ob2

Variable obsidian with heterogeneities such as bubbles and inclusions.

Ob1c, Ob2c

…Clear

Ob1cb, Ob2cb

…Clear banded

Ob1g, Ob2g

…Grey

Ob1gb, Ob2gb

…Grey banded

Ob1b, Ob2b

…Black

Ob1br, Ob2br

…Brown

Che

Chert

Cal

Chalcedony

Qtz

Quartzite

Vol

Aphanitic volcanic (andesite, basalt, rhyolite)

Table 6-1. Abbreviations for lithics used in maps, figures, and tables.

Characteristics of the Ob1 and Ob2 groups of obsidian raw material are described in more detail in Section 4.5.1. The decoration and origin tags are appended on other abbreviations as needed. The abbreviations are combined into label codes as in the following example

25.2Ob1g

4d, L.Arch

ArchID.Artifact#:Material

Projectile Pt Type, Period

Table 6-2. Example of a map abbreviation label for a diagnostic lithic.

Ceramics were likewise abbreviated for efficient presentation in map form. The following condensed codes were used in maps and tables throughout the document to display lab results from ceramics analysis.

Group

Abbreviation

Description

Measure

D: #

Diameter: Rim diameter in centimeters

Style

Ql

Possible Qaluyu

Ca

Colla

Ch

Chiquero

Cg

Collagua

Cg1,2,3

Collagua1, 2, or 3

Cg-Ik

Collagua-Inka

Ik

Inka

Period

MF

Middle Formative

F-MH

Formative - Middle Horizon

MH

Middle Horizon

LIP

Late Intermediate Period

LH

Late Horizon

Hs

Historic

Md

Modern

Part

Rm

Rim

Bd

Body

Hdl

Handle

Hdl-Rm

Handle and Rim

Bs

Base

Form

Ol

Olla

Osc

Olla sin Cuello (Neckless Olla)

Jr

Jar

Pl

Plate

Bw

Bowl

Bk

Beaker

Tt

Tortero (grittle)

Decoration

-p

Painted

-i

Incised

Origin

-l

Local

-nl

Non-local

Table 6-3. Abbreviations for ceramics used in maps, figures, and tables.

54.2:Cg2,LIP

D16: Rm,Bw

ArchID.Artifact#:Style,Period

Diameter(cm): Part, Form

Table 6-4. Example and explanation of a map label for a diagnostic ceramic.